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HOMESCHOOLING MOM JAILED FOR NOT GIVING UP SON

Wednesday September 8, 1999 See today’s LifeSiteNews stories Send news tips HOMESCHOOLING MOM JAILED FOR NOT GIVING UP SON VERMONT, Sept 8 (LSN) – Karen Maple, a homeschooling mother in Vermont, has been placed in jail for not presenting her 15-year-old child to the courts to be taken into custody by the state Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. The child was labeled as “learning disabled” so school authorities became suspicious when he began to show substantial academic improvement in testing that took place once he was being homeschooled. Mrs. Maple has been before the courts for two years in […]

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Wednesday September 8, 1999

HOMESCHOOLING MOM JAILED FOR NOT GIVING UP SON

VERMONT, Sept 8 (LSN) – Karen Maple, a homeschooling mother in Vermont, has been placed in jail for not presenting her 15-year-old child to the courts to be taken into custody by the state Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. The child was labeled as “learning disabled” so school authorities became suspicious when he began to show substantial academic improvement in testing that took place once he was being homeschooled.

Mrs. Maple has been before the courts for two years in regard to her son’s homeschooling and has never been permitted to submit his favourable test scores as evidence of his positive achievement. Since September 1, Mrs. Maple has been held in jail without bail. Comments from the authorities indicate that she will be held until she divulges the whereabouts of her son.

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